Bridget Yelverton (O'Connor) Lee Steere OBE (1884 - 1979)

Born 1884 in Wellington, New Zealand

Ancestors

Wife of Ernest Augustus Lee Steere — married 16 Dec 1909 in St Mary's Church of England, West Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1979 at about age 95 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes Name Bridget Yelverton O'Connor Event Type Birth Event Date 1884 Event Place New Zealand Father's Name Charles Yelverton O'Connor Mother's Name Susan Letitia O'Connor Registration Number 1884/9196 Citing this Record

"New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1896," database, FamilySearch : 27 November 2017, Bridget Yelverton O'Connor, 1884; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1884/9196, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.

Marriage (1841-1936) ^[1]
Surname Given Names Sex | Spouse Surname | Spouse Given Names Spouse Sex | Place of Marriage | Registration District | Registration Number | Registration Year
Lee Steere Ernest A Male | Oconnor | Bridget Y Female | | Perth | 136 | 1910

On 16 December 1909, at St Mary's Church of England, West Perth, Lee Steere married Bridget Yelverton, daughter of Charles O'Connor; they had three daughters and three sons, two of whom died in action in World War II.

Daughter of Charles Yelverton O'Connor and Susan Laetitia O'Connor Mother of Ernest Henry Lee-Steere; Betty Lefroy; Margaret Anna Jackson; Muriel Dawkins; Charles Augustus Lee Steere and 1 other Sister of Aileen Simpson; Eva Droughsia Odieuna Julius; Kathleen Laetitia O'Connor and Murtagh O'Connor

Lady Lee Steere ^[2] was appointed OBE in 1960 for her work with the Western Australian Girl Guide Association and the Young Women's Christian Association.

Their second son Ernest was lord mayor of Perth in 1972-78.

People – LifeTree

Girl Guides WA’s Cenotaph Flag
She was State Commissioner of the Girl Guides’ Association from 1931 to 1953.
“Silver Fish Award” with bow, awarded to Lady Lee Steere from the Girl Guides Association in 1947

Queen Gives Coronation Medals To Many In West Australia The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Wednesday 3 June 1953 p 14 Article ... . Bridget Yelverton Lee; STEERE, Edward John Lee; STEERE, Ernest Augustus Lee;

Sources

1. ↑ Pioneers Index wa.gov
2. ↑ http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lee-steere-sir-ernest-augustus-1370/text12361

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